Women's Rights?

Women's Rights?

Genesis 12
1Corinthians14:34
Titus2:5
1Peter3:1
1Timothy6:1

The Bible says that I am to be subject to my husband and submissive to his authority. Even when he is lying? Sarai obeyed Abram, even when he told her to say that she was his sister. Which was a partial truth. A deception.

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/subject
1. Being in a position or in circumstances that place one under the power or authority of another or others: subject to the law.
4. Contingent or dependent
1. One who is under the rule of another or others, especially one who owes allegiance to a government or ruler.
2. To submit to the authority of.
subject - make subservient; force to submit or subdue

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/submissive
submissive - inclined or willing to submit to orders or wishes of others or showing such inclination; "submissive servants"; "a submissive reply"; "replacing troublemakers with more submissive people"
Synonyms: unassertive, obedient, humble, subordinate, meek, passive, compliant, resigned, patient, yielding, accommodating, subdued, lowly, abject, amenable, docile, dutiful, ingratiating, malleable, deferential, uncomplaining, biddable, unresisting
Antonyms: difficult, awkward, stubborn, intractable, unyielding, obstinate, headstrong, uncooperative, disobedient

Confession: When I married more than a decade ago I was not subject to my husband, and I did not seek to be submissive. Mostly because I wanted my own way, and I wanted my husband to follow my way. Which as we saw earlier in Genesis, is the curse: That the woman's desire will be for her husband, and I think that I may correctly infer that she would wish to rule over him, since that directly correlates to the context of the verse and we see that in nearly every male/female relationship in the world today. Women's rights? Hello.

¹⁶ To the woman he said,
       "I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing;
       with pain you will give birth to children.
       Your desire will be for your husband,
       and he will rule over you."

I know full well, 1) I am human, created in God's image. 2) I am a woman, created to be helper to man. 3) I am married, so I must be subject to my own husband as I am subject to Christ, in everything. 4) I am a mother, but I will look more closely at what the Bible says about that later, as this is one huge bite.

Does the Bible say anything about marriage being a compromise? I think not. I see that my Creator is head over my husband, and my husband is head over me. I'm thankful to be in a correct position of contingence and dependence on my husband, because in this I know that I am obeying the Word. I am thankful for the times when I have obeyed my husband, because when he is not at war with me he is free to lead me, protect me, serve me, and cover over me.

Father, I yearn to more completely obey your Word concerning my marriage and my husband. Lord, I open my hands to You, I am not trying to hold my husband to my way of doing things. My desire is to serve You, and that means that I shall serve him. Please let me never elevate him above You. Thank-You for Sarai's example of obedience in Genesis 12, even when her husband told her to deceive and she did it, she was protected by You. You alone are faithful, all Your ways are right and pure, and who am I to say, "No!" to my Lord and disobey Your Word. Where my heart is not subject and submissive to You first, I repent, and I turn to You, and I ask You to cleanse me of that sin and refresh and renew me so that I may follow You and worship You in spirit and in truth. In Jesus Name, Amen!!!